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The Premier League takes a weekend off as the FA Cup 4th round takes its place. West Ham also get the weekend off, thanks to a misfortune at Villa Park some weeks ago. We'd have been home to Spurs if we'd beaten Villa. Which leaves one or two interesting fixtures today and tomorrow.

LEEDS UNITED vs MILLWALL (1215)
Alphabetically, just, the weekend’s FA Cup games start with a contest between two of Britain’s gentlest and most inoffensive clubs. The hosts are in a rich vein of form and sit atop the Championship, readying themselves for a return to the big time and then possibly another return to the Championship. The visitors, in contrast, have the benefit of mid-table mediocrity and probable safety. ‘Mid-table’ could be misleading, as an additional three points could see them climb into the play-off places. So dismiss Wall’s prospects at your peril. Could be interesting, but don’t expect any feats that buckle the form book. Eh up, you’re nicked. Home win.

LEYTON ORIENT vs MANCHESTER CITY (1215)
Just as City look to have got themselves back on track, along come Arsenal and dish out a good old trouncing. Should League One’s Orient take encouragement from that? Of course they should. Just think of the anticipation if the O’s score the first goal. City will shit themselves – as will commentators up and down the land. Then turn the alarm clock off. Away win.

COVENTRY CITY vs IPSWICH TOWN (1500)
The Championship Sky Blues (in-form, unbeaten in six) host Premier League strugglers Ipswich. Coventry’s Frank Lampard has a full squad, while Ipswich aim to avoid an upset. Expect a tight contest, but don’t expect any one outcome, because this could end as anything. Penalties – then home win.

EVERTON vs BOURNEMOUTH (1500)
Everton, revitalized under David Moyes (three straight wins), face Bournemouth, who have beaten them twice already this season. Three times today? Yeah, go on then. On second thoughts… Away win.

PRESTON NORTH END vs WYCOMBE WANDERERS (1500)
Honestly, not the faintest idea what will happen here. Let’s go with territorial advantage. Home win.

SOUTHAMPTON vs BURNLEY (1500)
Burnley have got an incredible defence. They last lost (by a solitary goal at Millwall) at the beginning of November. But their goals for aren’t too good either. The Saints, sadly for them, haven’t got an enviable record and could end the season waving to today’s opposition as they pass each other in the league’s snakes and ladders. This could be a drab nil-nil, followed by penalties, in which case anything could happen. Home win.

STOKE CITY vs CARDIFF CITY (1500)
Another one that’s really impossible to predict. The two sides are 18th and 19th in the Championship, so both may not be disappointed if this distraction just goes away. Home win.

WIGAN ATHLETIC vs FULHAM (1500)
This should be comfortable for Fulham (if not necessarily for their travelling fans). What are the Wigan pies like? Away win.

BIRMINGHAM CITY vs NEWCASTLE UNITED (1745)
Newcastle are on form and wouldn’t object to adding a nice little FA Cup run to their League Cup final place. Away win.

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION vs CHELSEA (2000)
The Seagulls had their wings clipped good and proper as Forest ran riot in a 7-0 win last time. Ouch. Chelsea, well… Come on, Brighton. Not gonna happen. Home win. 


The FA Cup, sponsored by Emirates. Second from right: "You say you'd like a cup of tea, sir?"

SUNDAY

BLACKBURN ROVERS vs WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (1230)
Rovers and Wanderers. Where’s Roy of the ? Away win.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE vs LIVERPOOL (1500)
Ah, the romance of the cup. First XI vs Third XI. Away win.

ASTON VILLA vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (1735)
Cloudy days for the travelling team. Home win.


MONDAY

DONCASTER ROVERS vs CRYSTAL PALACE (1945)
Away win.

fraser wrote: ↑09 Feb 2025, 17:15 I thought nobody was interested in this now we're out? 

Great result for Plymouth well done. 

I thought nobody was interested in this now we're out? 

Great result for Plymouth well done. 

Liverpool can't be that bothered about cleaning up by doing the quadruple. If they were they would have fielded a proper team. Fuck em!

plymouth lad swearing as he was interviewed

Dippers had a full strength side against us and they put the kids out today.

Enjoyed that, great defending and spirit show by Plymouth and even survived the dubious 9 minutes of Liverpool added time. 

nychammer wrote: ↑09 Feb 2025, 17:00 Riots and mass wife beating on merseyside tonight

Rooney surely unemployable as a manager 

Well done Plymouth but a boring game!

I am all footballed out and can’t be bothered with any more games

Another minute silence at Anfield.

happygilmore wrote: ↑09 Feb 2025, 17:02

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑09 Feb 2025, 15:38 What a boring fucking game this is! 

Liverpool 4ths vs Plymouth 2nds

The romance of the cup

 

You made a mug of yourself with that.

Fairytales can still happen. The pundits only last week mentioning the quadruple word

A great result for Plymouth, even if it was a second string Liverpool side. Rock bottom of the Championship and they pull that off.

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑09 Feb 2025, 15:38 What a boring fucking game this is! 

Liverpool 4ths vs Plymouth 2nds

The romance of the cup

 

Riots and mass wife beating on merseyside tonight

just about everyone in football is asking where 9 minutes came from. Would not be the FA Cup without Liverpool would it ?  

This is what can happen if you don’t take it seriously.

I guess they will say it’s worth it if it means they win the league.

9 minutes, stinks

Tomshardware wrote: ↑09 Feb 2025, 16:51 9 minutes injury time, ridiculous, barely been any stoppages.

9 minutes injury time, ridiculous, barely been any stoppages.

Twobob, are you being forced to watch it?
I bet Argyle fans are loving this...

Well done ref.

The big six is actually the rich 5 Manc City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manc Utd.

Manc Utd don’t win these days and Arsenal and Chelsea not winning too much either but of the last 90 trophy wins that MT highlighted, I’m guessing these 5 mop up most of them. 

Would love us obviously to be a club that really broke up their dominance but if not us then anyone else other than Spurs would be welcome. Not a one or two season thing, we need a club to become a permanent close or in that top 5 revenue level which is the £400 million? or above, a season, level.  

Our little European run of 3 seasons was on the outer fringes. We didn’t make Champs league to get the revenue uplift needed. We only made another 40-60 million.  

It feels almost impossible. The Chelsea, United and Arsenal slumps are only temporary they have the money and will throw enough to get back in that top 4 or 5 champs league.  

The dream is 2 or 3 unfasionable teams getting in there and sticking around for season upon season, building recenues permanently. It really could only be Newcastle, us, Villa, Everton and Spuds based on ticket sales and worldwide support. It would also mean extending global reach. By winning trophies that comes as the modern day fan picks only the winners 



 

What a boring fucking game this is! 

Liverpool 4ths vs Plymouth 2nds

The romance of the cup

A cup of tea? Make it a double